H6255 — עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם (ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim)
Strong's H6255 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם (ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim)
Pronunciation: ash-ter-oth' kar-nah'-yim
Morphology: n-pr-loc
Name Meaning: Ashtoreth-karnaim = "Ashtoreth of the two horns or peaks"
Derivation: from עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ʻAshtârôwth) [H6252] and the dual of קֶרֶן (qeren) [H7161]; Ashtaroth of (the) double horns (a symbol of the deity);
Definition: Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan
KJV Renderings: Ashtoreth Karnaim.
Senses
- a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh
- same as H06252
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H6252 | עַשְׁתָּרוֹת | ʻAshtârôwth | or עַשְׁתָּרֹת (ʻAshtârôth); plural of עַשְׁתְּרָה (ʻashtᵉrâh) H6251 | Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan | Asharoth, Astaroth. See also בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (Bêyth ʻAshtârôwth) H1045, עַשְׁתֹּרֶת (ʻAshtôreth) H6253, עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם (ʻAshtᵉrôth Qarnayim) H6255 |
| H7161 | קֶרֶן | qeren | from קָרַן (qâran) H7160 | a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power | [idiom] hill, horn |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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